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Since its birth in New York in the 1970s, rap music has evolved into "Black America's CNN." Readers will get a close-up view of rap music and hip hop culture: how the basic styles came out of the traditions of Africa and how each generation in America is bringing it to new heights.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 4-7-The primary focus of these slim volumes is to place their musical genre in historical context. The first half of each book provides information on how the style or styles are rooted in African music, civilization, and culture. They refer to the journey made by certain traditions across the Atlantic with the slave trade and their metamorphosis into jazz and rap. Since these forms of music had their beginnings in the same culture, some of the information, such as the importance of the drum in African music, is presented in both books. The second half of each title recounts the evolution of these genres in America, with an emphasis on the major figures. Rap discusses its artists chronologically with one chapter focusing on the art of the MC. Jam! groups musicians according to jazz style. Both books include a full-color or black-and-white photo, reproduction, or drawing on each page. Rap covers much of the same material as K. Maurice Jones's Say It Loud! (Millbrook, 1994), but is more up-to-date. Readers looking for an overview of the history of jazz will be better served by James Lincoln Collier's Jazz (Holt, 1997), which is broader in scope.-Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 4^-7. Using the traditions and rhythms of Africa as a starting point, titles in the well-organized Library of African American Arts and Culture series trace the origins of an African American cultural movement and its growth in America. In Rap and Hip Hop, for example, the influence of African drums and storytelling as well as the sounds of spirituals, jazz, and blues are shown to be forerunners of contemporary rap. The story of pioneering musicians who moved blues and jazz from working songs to nightclubs is detailed in Jam. Quilting moves away from the music arena, but it similarly traces African influences on textile patterns and techniques. The brightly colored covers, sturdy library bindings, well-chosen illustrations, and name recognition of featured artists give this series solid appeal and make it a key purchase for black history collections. A glossary and further resources conclude each book. --Candace Smith